{"product_id":"the-cross-kristin-lavransdatter-vol-3-paperback","title":"The Cross: Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol. 3 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSigrid Undset\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acknowledged masterpiece of the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter has never been out of print in this country since its first publication in 1927. Its story of a woman's life in fourteenth-century Norway has kept its hold on generations of readers, and the heroine, Kristin--beautiful, strong-willed, and passionate--stands with the world's great literary figures.Volume 111, \u003cb\u003eThe Cross\u003c\/b\u003e, shows Kristin still indomitable, reconstructing her world after the devastation of the Black Death and the loss of almost everything that she has loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the finale of this great and popular work, Kristin rearranges her life after the Black Death has devastated her world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigrid Undset is a major figure in early twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She is the author of many works of fiction as well as several books for young readers and a number of nonfiction titles. Her novels encompass a variety of settings and time periods, ranging from medieval romances such as the \u003cb\u003eKristin Lavransdatter\u003c\/b\u003e trilogy--generally considered to be her masterwork--and \u003cb\u003eThe Master of Hestviken\u003c\/b\u003e tetralogy to modern novels such as \u003cb\u003eThe Winding Road\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIda Elisabeth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Faithful Wife\u003c\/b\u003e. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Sigrid Undset died in 1949.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.05 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755304157472,"sku":"9780394752914","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a01e3fb189ce2438d1632fb07194b0d4.webp?v=1780054981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cross-kristin-lavransdatter-vol-3-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}